Rule
Cloudscapes
Cloudscapes Forecast for Sossusvlei, Namibia
Sesriem, Hardap Region, Namibia
Sossusvlei's dune crests sweep across the basin as long, clean lines. Low viewpoints isolate wind ripples, red slopes, and the sharp division between illuminated and shadowed faces.
1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Cloud Cover0%
Wind Gusts2.0m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure949.8hPa
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Africa/Windhoek
First upcoming window
Dramatic Cloud Drama
Sossusvlei
Mon, Oct 12 · 07:00–10:00 · 3h window
High confidence
75%
☁️Cloud Drama Score83.9-100%
Cloud Cover: 48%
Wind Gusts: 10.8m/s
Precipitation Chance: 16%
Air Pressure: 949.7hPa
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Africa/Windhoek.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Cloud Drama Score100% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Africa/Windhoek | Cloud Drama Score ≥ 75.0% |
|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 8 | |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 5.8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.7%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.7%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Fri, Oct 9 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.4%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 5.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8.4%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 7.9%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.3%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.2%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.4%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.4%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6.4%. Misses requirement |
| Sat, Oct 10 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.5%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0.6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 7.9%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 1.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8.8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 8%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 6%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 10%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 9.1%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
| Sun, Oct 11 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Cloud Drama Score: 0%. Misses requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (Africa/Windhoek) | Air Pressure | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Precipitation Chance | Relative Humidity | Solar Elevation | Total Cloud Coverage | Visibility | Wind Gusts | Wind Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | -59° | 0% | 47560m | 2m/s | 0.46m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | -55° | 0% | 47560m | 0.9m/s | 0.86m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | -45° | 0% | 51320m | 1.2m/s | 1.1m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 68% | -34° | 0% | 51320m | 1.8m/s | 1.6m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 69% | -21° | 0% | 47560m | 1.9m/s | 1.5m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -8° | 0% | 47560m | 2.4m/s | 2m/s |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 76% | 5.7° | 0% | 47580m | 2.4m/s | 1.9m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 61% | 19° | 0% | 47580m | 2.2m/s | 0.87m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 33° | 0% | 55260m | 3.2m/s | 1.4m/s | |
| 954hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 46° | 0% | 67340m | 5.3m/s | 2.3m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 58° | 0% | 67360m | 6.1m/s | 2.7m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 68° | 0% | 67080m | 7.3m/s | 3.6m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 71° | 0% | 67080m | 8.9m/s | 4.7m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 64° | 0% | 67100m | 10m/s | 5.5m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 53° | 0% | 66820m | 10m/s | 5.8m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 40° | 0% | 66840m | 10m/s | 5.7m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 27° | 0% | 67100m | 9.9m/s | 5.7m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 13° | 0% | 67120m | 9.6m/s | 5m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0.02° | 0% | 67400m | 8.1m/s | 3.9m/s | |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | -14° | 0% | 67400m | 5.9m/s | 2.4m/s |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42% | -27° | 0% | 55300m | 3.5m/s | 1.8m/s |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48% | -39° | 0% | 55300m | 2.5m/s | 1.5m/s |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48% | -50° | 0% | 55300m | 1.8m/s | 0.76m/s |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 45% | -57° | 0% | 67420m | 1.8m/s | 1.7m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42% | -59° | 0% | 67440m | 2.9m/s | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 45% | -54° | 0% | 55300m | 5m/s | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | -45° | 0% | 67440m | 4.7m/s | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | -34° | 0% | 67460m | 5.5m/s | 4.4m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | -21° | 0% | 67460m | 6.2m/s | 4.3m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | -7.7° | 0% | 67460m | 5.7m/s | 2.9m/s |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 5.9° | 0% | 67480m | 4.3m/s | 3.3m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 19° | 0% | 67200m | 4.1m/s | 2.5m/s | |
| 954hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 33° | 0% | 66940m | 3.6m/s | 1.6m/s | |
| 954hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 46° | 0% | 66940m | 3.7m/s | 1m/s | |
| 954hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 59° | 0% | 66940m | 5.6m/s | 2.5m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 69° | 0% | 66960m | 7.3m/s | 3.5m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 71° | 0% | 66960m | 8.3m/s | 4.3m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 65° | 0% | 66960m | 9.3m/s | 5m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 53° | 0% | 66680m | 9.9m/s | 5.6m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 40° | 0% | 66680m | 11m/s | 6.3m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 27° | 0% | 66980m | 11m/s | 6.4m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 13° | 0% | 66980m | 10m/s | 6.1m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 0.1° | 0% | 67260m | 9.4m/s | 3.9m/s | |
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | -14° | 0% | 67280m | 5.6m/s | 3.5m/s |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | -27° | 0% | 67000m | 5.1m/s | 3.1m/s |
| Night | 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | -39° | 0% | 67020m | 4.2m/s | 3.1m/s |
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | -49° | 0% | 67020m | 4m/s | 2.9m/s |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | -57° | 0% | 67020m | 4m/s | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | -59° | 0% | 67020m | 4.3m/s | 3.5m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | -54° | 0% | 67040m | 5.8m/s | 4.3m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | -45° | 0% | 67040m | 6.1m/s | 4m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | -33° | 0% | 67040m | 5.2m/s | 2.3m/s |
| Night | 949hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | -21° | 0% | 67060m | 3m/s | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | -7.5° | 0% | 67340m | 5.8m/s | 4.4m/s |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 6.1° | 0% | 67340m | 6m/s | 4.6m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 20° | 0% | 67060m | 6m/s | 4.1m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 33° | 0% | 67080m | 6m/s | 3.2m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 46° | 0% | 66800m | 5.9m/s | 2.5m/s | |
| 953hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 59° | 0% | 66800m | 5.4m/s | 1.3m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 69° | 0% | 66800m | 5.2m/s | 2m/s | |
| 952hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 72° | 0% | 66800m | 7m/s | 3.4m/s | |
| 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 65° | 0% | 66820m | 9m/s | 5m/s | |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 53° | 0% | 66820m | 11m/s | 6.3m/s | |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 40° | 0% | 66820m | 11m/s | 6.1m/s | |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 27° | 0% | 66840m | 11m/s | 6.6m/s | |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 7% | 13° | 0% | 66840m | 11m/s | 6.4m/s | |
| 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 10% | 0.19° | 0% | 66840m | 9.8m/s | 5.7m/s | |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 12% | -14° | 0% | 67140m | 8.2m/s | 4.1m/s |
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 12% | -27° | 0% | 67140m | 5.9m/s | 3.4m/s |
| Night | 951hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 13% | -39° | 0% | 67160m | 4.6m/s | 2.5m/s |
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | -49° | 0% | 67160m | 3.8m/s | 3m/s |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||||||
| Night | 950hPa | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | -56° | 0% | 67160m | 4.3m/s | 3.4m/s |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Cloudscapes conditions across Namibia. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Sossusvlei.
Explore Cloudscapes conditions across Namibia →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Sossusvlei during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
15
recorded matching windows · 79% average confidence
Last 90 days
17
recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence
Last 365 days
36
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour
07:00 local time, shared by 7 of 36 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
Most represented month
September, with 14 of 36 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.
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